Amaterasu-sumeōkami

What it is

• A Shinto shrine founded at the end of the Kamakura period in Kawasaki City.
• The main hall stands directly on top of the Kasedai Number Seven Burial Mound.
• Dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami and the water deity Seoritsuhime.
• Located on the site where Ota Dokan abandoned building a castle after a dream.

What to see

• The main shrine building situated within the grounds of Yumemigasaki Zoological Park.
• Ancient burial mound architecture integrated into the religious site.
• Secondary altars dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane and Emperor Ojin.

When to go

• The annual grand festival is held on the first Sunday of August.
• New Year celebrations take place on January first.
• The Niiname-sai harvest festival occurs on November twenty-third.
• A star festival is held during the winter solstice in December.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.